"It's probably because he was worried about me, so he drove here himself. Don't worry, Mom. Nothing will happen to him," Xyla assured.
Chandra nodded, and the mother and daughter walked into the villa together.
Chandra took off her coat and handed it to a servant. She seemed somewhat tired, and asked the servant to bring her a bottle of cold water.
"Mom, why do you look so tired?" Xyla asked.
"I went dancing, so I'm a bit worn out. Go to bed, sweetheart. I'll be heading to my room now."
"Alright, Mom. Goodnight."
Xyla went upstairs. Once inside her room, she locked the door and entered the bathroom, taking out her phone to call Christopher.
"Xyla, how's it going? Did you find out anything?" he asked.
"Don't worry, Chris. I'll handle things on Mom's side. If I get any news, I'll let you know immediately. You continue looking for Sydney. If you can find her, great. If not, I'll see if I can get any clues from Mom or gather more information elsewhere."
Christopher sighed. "Alright then. Xyla, I'm counting on you."
"I know. I'll take care of it."
After hanging up, Xyla left the bathroom and waited in her room.
In the middle of the night, she splashed her face with cold water to keep herself alert. She then quietly opened the door and crept out.
She made her way to Chandra's bedroom, carefully cracked the door open, and peeked inside. The room was pitch-black, but the moonlight streaming in through the window faintly illuminated the outlines of the furniture.
Xyla took out her phone and snapped a photo of the unfamiliar number.
She then opened the photo album, hoping to find some clues. One picture made her head nearly explode.
In the photo, a woman was tied up, her clothes in disarray and her body covered in blood. A rag was stuffed in her mouth and she lay on the ground, barely alive and unrecognizable.
Xyla covered her trembling lips, immediately taking a photo of the image with her phone. After finishing, she put the phone back in its original position and quietly left the room.
However, as she reached the door, her panic and the shock of the photo caused her to stumble and fall, making a loud thud as she hit the ground.
Startled, she quickly got up and ran back to her room.
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